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Gustav Goedel
1847–1918
A German pastor and scholar, he also turned his attention to language and life at sea. His work is especially remembered for exploring the vocabulary of sailors and maritime culture.
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Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache
by Gustav Goedel
About the author
Born in 1847 and dying in 1918, Gustav Friedrich Goedel was a German Protestant clergyman who served as an Oberpfarrer and later as a Konsistorialrat. Reference sources also describe him as a writer, and archival records identify him as a Marine-Oberpfarrer and language researcher.
Biographical summaries note that he studied in Halle, Utrecht, and Bonn. He is associated with scholarly work on maritime language, and modern library records connect his name with an Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache, showing the blend of pastoral work and linguistic curiosity that shaped his legacy.
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